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and with .a wish to act with. that perfect impartiality on this, which we endeavour to evince on all other subjects, we inserted in our columns of yesterday, a Letter from a Correspondent, answering our article before alluded to. We admit the force of many of his observations—but to ascribe the principal cause of the superiority of our Cavalry to Fox hunting, appears to us to attribute to this diver sion an effect which can hardly be produced by it. In fact, on the same principle, we might consider the excellence of the British Artillery to result from the recreation, general amongst certain classes, of Partridge shooting. Our Correspondent's remarks on a recent article of ours on the subject of Poor Rates, shall receive some notice in a day.or two. • The.alarm occasioned by the non-arrival of the Sir Edward Banks steam-boat, from Hamburgh, been considerably increased to-day, and fears are en tertained for her safety,. or that some accident to her machinery has happened, and that she has put back to Hamburgh. Accounts have been received from Napoli di Ro mania to the\end of July : it does not appear that any fighting had taken place in that quarter between the Greeks and the Egyptians. It is with considerable surprise 'that we look back at certain proceedings which took place at the Police office, in Bow-street, on Tuesday lait, and which were recorded in our paper of yesterday. It appears that a gentleman, moving in a highly respectable sphere of society, was pronounced by the Bench to be the father of an illegitimate child, by a connection with the wife of another person, and was adjudged to pay the expence of maintaining the infant ; and that the only evidence on which the worshipful Magistrates arrived at their decision as to the fact, was the testimony of the guilty mother. It appears further, that all this was considered as a very familiar and ordinary course of procedure. One Magistrate affirmed the duty of the Bench on the occasion to be " simple and straight-forward ;" and another described the case as " quite a chandler's shop concern,—quite a matter of debtor and creditor." Something surely must have appeared to the Magis trates, which has not found its way into the public prints ; for, speaking of the proceedings with all deference, the conclusion that glaringly arises on the face of the report is that this simpl e an d straight-forward affair,—this chandler's shop concern,—was, indeed, disposed of much more according to the legal skill that might have been ex pect4;il to prevail in a chandler's shop, than agree ably to the Law 91 . England. No principles, as we have always understood, can be better established than these two ; first, that, though a married woman, seeking to illegitimatize her child, may, from the necessity of the case, swear to the fact of her having had a criminal intercourse with a person, other than her husband, yet she shall never he allowed to prove the non-access of her husband ; secondly, that unless the non-access of the husband' be strictly proved, he, the husband, and no other, is in law the putative father of the infant. These principles are fully re cognized, we ,believe, in every book of authority on such subjects; and they were conclusively established by the unanimous opinion of the Judges in the case of the 'Banbury Peerage. Yet, in the proceedings in Bow-street, the woman, Confessedly a deep offender against the marriage vow, i 5 allowed to prove the whole case,—non-access — illicit intercourse,--and all ; and, when the person who, on her single oath, is to be charged with the offence both civilly and morally, attempts by cross-examination to extract from her the fact of the husband's access, he is told that he is labouring to no purpose, — that the husband's non-access need not be proved at all ; that it is enough that the lady affirms him, the person charged, to be the h 'that in inverted rule is to be adopted, —for that he must ,Prove non-access on his own part,—he must chew tint h e was « beyond the seas or elsewhere,"--before h e can exonerate himself from the effect of the accusing testimony ! Surely the law on this subject is hard enough, in con clusively subjecting any individual, however undis putel his resectability, to loss of money and cha racter, on the unsupported evidence of an unmarried woman, avowing herself a •participant in the im propriey which she imputes, unless he cats -fortu nately prove a negative. But to break down the limited protection which has hitherto been afforded against such a charge from a married woman, who begins by s tating, on oath, her own infidelity,._._. to allow her to violate conjugal confidence, after faithful ns , by judicially d e - ing violated conjugal es Poaing to a fact which in seemliness and decency, sh e Ought never to be heard even to. allude to—the fact of her absence from her husband's society ; and when she proof of the f ac t, th e n, t o f ind** in her attempted "own the whole matter by striking out the considera tlen of it altogether, and implicitly accepting her Fin turnery designation of the person whose purse and W hose fame shall be responsible for her admitted mis deed this appears to us to be as monstrous in the !Ye (Treason and justice, as we believe it to be utterly Inadmissible in the eye of the law. Whether such a "lase of proceeding, indeed, be legal or illegal, is in (41 r view immaterial it cannot, we conceive, Le per mated to sulmist. - If it be unauthorized practice, let per meated practi ce be forthwith abolished. If it be este "lied law, let the law be forthwith repealed. THE FUNDS: CITY, Twelve o' Clock. Consols opened this morning at 791 4 for account, but have subsequently receded to '79f f, with hitherto little business doing, nor any feature in the market worth mentioning.— This being settling day`in the Foreign House, the brokers have yesterday and to-day been chiefly employed in adjusting their ac counts, and consequently few transactions have , taken plate.— Mexican Bonds are quoted at 52f ; Colombian Securities, 33 I ; in Buenos Ayres Funds there is a slight advance, and they arenow 55 7;• Sharer appear almost a dead letter ; Anglo-Mexican are said to be at a little less discount; and United Mexican are pat down at 13 to 12 die. Three per Cent. Consols, 79 I I k; Ditto for Account, 791 I; India 4 per Cent. Bonds, 27 8 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 16 18 pm. FOREIGN FUNDS.-Brazilian, 62 3; Buenos Ayres, 55 7; Chilian, 36 8 ; Colombian, 1824, 33 ; Mexican 5 per Cent., 42 4 ; Ditto 6 per Cent., 52i 3 ; Danish, 57 ; Peruvian, 15 7 ; Greek, 12 ; Russian, 82} 3 ; Spanish, 91 10., Murrs.—Anglo Mexican, 63 7A-dis. ; United Mexican, 14i 13} die. ; Pasco Peruvian, 11 10 die. ; Brazilian, 6 8 pm. ; Thalpuxahua, 5 15 pm. ; Bolivar, par, 2 pm. ; Colombian, 2 3 per Share. Two o'clock. Consols, 791 the only price all the morning; 4 per Cent., 944 5 ; India Stock has risen to 2374 ; Exchequer Bills, large, 17 18 ; small, 17 19 pm. ; India Bonds, 28 29 pm. ; and Mexican, 54k. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols for Account, 79i ; Mexicali Bonds, 54-7. FOUR O'CLOCK—CLOSING PRICES. Consols 79k Danish Bonds 57i Do. for. Ac. 791 Greek Do. 1825 12 Brazilian Bonds Mexican Do. 1825, 55i Buenos Ayres Do. Peruvian Do. Chilian Do. MI Russian Do. 823 Columbian, 1824, 331 i• Spanish Do. 9f SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. FROM LLOYD'S—(This DAY.) MAL, Sm. B.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived and sailed the Cardigan, front Chatham, to Quebec ; and the Matchless, Charn ley, from Matanzas to Hamburgh. Arrived and remain, the Ann, Richardson, from Havannah, for London ; and Lonach, Driswell, from London for India; 4. p. m., the Hannah, Webber, and several vessels have been turning down from the river this afternoon, names not reported. They will reach the Downs by this evening's tide. Po WraltOUTH, SIiPT. I —Wind W.—Arrived the Arno, Robinson, from Hamburgh ; and the Coldstream, Stephens, from the Downs to Bengal. Sailed the Brivanha, Morrison, for the River. • FALMOUTH, Srev. I2.—Wind W.—The Muter of the sloop Truro, trading between this place and Plymouth, reports of his vessel having twice been bored in the bottom with . a small auger, while laying on the pier, at Plymouth, no doubt maliciously. The last time bad she not been timber laden she would no doubt have sunk. LIYIRPOOL, Sem 12.—Arrived the Maria, Holtz, frors Weimar; the John and Edward, from Prince Edward's Islnnd, for Liverpool, was at Newfoundland leaky. ALEXANDRIA, JULY 19.—The brig Sarah, Taylor, from Leghorn, arrived on the Bth inst., was boarded the sth inst. by a Greek privateer, 150 miles to the westward of Alexandria, and plundered of a quantity of provisions and stores, and the stun of 350 dollars. GIBRALTAR, Aua. 24.—One of the Colombian privateer prizes sailed hence lad week, for Colombia, and was recaptured in the Straits by a Spanish Revenue boat. BETTING AT ST. JAMES'S THIS MORNING. The betting yesterday evening, and indeed, till between one and two o'clock this morning, was rather heavy on several of the horses, some of whom underwent a slight variation in the odds, as will be collected from the subjoined statement, which may be also quoted as the odds up to twelve o'clock this day .- 2 to 1 agst Belzoni 27 to 1 agst The General 5.1 to 1 agst Bedlamite 50 to 1 agst Shortwaist 7 to 1 agst Mulatto 1000 to 20 agst Cramfeager 13 to 1 agst The Dragon 1000 to 15 apt Fanny Davis. (to) 14 to 1 agst Paul Pry 1000 to 12 apt Thal 14 to 1 agst Tarrare 1000 to 10 apt Barataria 15 to 1 agst Crusader 1000 to 5 apt Altisidora (taken) 6 to 5 the field apt two (taken). Mr. Canning's stay in Paris will be temporary, for the Right Hon. Secretary is expected to return to England in three weeks, as the urgency of affairs at the Foreign Office may require ; but he will occasionally visit France to see Mrs. Cunning, who will sojourn at Paris for three months. Mr. Hunter, the messsenger, will attend the Secretary of Stute, to convey dis patches to England. Mr. Latchford, the King's Messenger, arrived at the Foreign Office on Tuesday night with despatches to Mr. Secretary Canning, 'from the Right Hon. Stratford Canning, our Ambassador at Constantinople. Mr. Edward Gibbon Wakefield is now one of the gayest loungers in St. James' and Regent-streets. He is dressed i❑ a dark frock coat, white trousers, and boots, buff waistcoat, white neckcloth, and black hat ; walks with a cane, and is altogether a man of fashion able air. LORD GIFFORD.--.A. letter from a London cor respondent, received last night, says—" Though many persons have been mentioned as likely to succeed Lord Gifford as Master of the Rolls, I believe I may state with confidence that Baron Alexander will be up pointed."—Edinburgh Observer. Many actresses, it isknown, sport their carriages. Ou a r' cent wet evening, when the daughters of Thalia were retiring from the. Haymarket Theatre, the lobby of the stage-door resound e d w ith " M a d ame Vestlis's carriage Miss Love's carriage I" Mrs. Way-to-let's I" and others of equal note. Poole, the dramatist, being in conversation with a married actress, whose character as a wife and a niother exempts her from any imputation, significantly observed, d, Have you no carriage ? "—" Ah / no," said she, • t am d r aggle-tailed Chastity, doomed to walk through the rain and dirt.—Evening Paper. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE.—(Tni S DAY. FORCE OF EXAMPLE. --A woman named Shank was charged with having stolen a watch, the property of a working man. The prisoner was a pauper in one of the c ity work houses. She met a gin-drinking old woman, the moth er of the prosecutor, at a public-house, and having told the latter th at s h e had been discharg ed from the work house, an d knew not i n what bed she could sleep that night, was invited by her to take a share of her bed. The .old woman's son came home drunk, and threw himself down on the floor to sleep. The pri soner di sappeared in the morn i ng , a nd the son, when he awoke, found hi a watc h gone. The priso ner was soon after apprehend e d but nothing was found upon her. The LO RD not MAYOR ) as there was no positive evidence that the p r i soner had taken the watch, discharged her. --7--_. G UILDHALL—(Tms DAY.) Sir W. Bl issard-attended at. .this office, derman krxtrts, to prefer a complaint again,„st Mr . v kl. terhouse, the proprieterof the Swan with Two nee s, Lad-lane, whom lie had summoned for an overcharge before Mr.mArli in the carriage of two partridg es, been paid for at the for which the porter demanded 3s. 2d. Th e game had place from which it w as sent, and Sir 'William resisted the imposition. A Clerk attended to answe r the complaint, and stated that the ticket had not been made out by a regular porter, but by a person employed by their p orter. Th ey h a d 175 brace of birds yesterday, and onsuch occas i ons t h ey were forced to employ other persons. ---- Scholey, one of the porters, stated that he would be liable to a penalty of Os. if the parcels brought in by the mail were not delivered by one o'clock. He had employed the before-mentioned man whom he believed to be honest, but who had since absconded. Mr. Alderman ATKINS severely reprimanded the practice of sending the parcels, which. might be of the greatest value, round the town by carts, under the care of persons who were not engaged by the establishment. .The porterage allowed by the Act was quite adequate to the expellee of sending them round in d►stricts, of which regular porters should each take one, and sign their names to each t►cket; after a severe lecture on their mode of transacting busi ness, the case was settled by their paying the expellees. WORSHIP-STREET--(Tuzs DAY.) George Houghton, alias " Pretty George," and James and Henry Boyce, (two brothers) were charged with attack ing and robbing a Mr. Fuller, a surgeon, of Cambridge Heath. It appears that on Monday night last, Mr. Fuller was proceeding home from Whitechapel, when, on reaching Fleet-street Hill, he was stopped by ten or twelve fellows, who demanded his money. No sooner was he thus surrounded, than a signal was made, and no less than 20 others came up. One of the gang then secured his arms, and while thus pinioned, the prisoner, James Boyce, took from his person a case of surgical instruments, two sovereigns, and a small key. The prisoner, Houghton, then took his neok-handkerchief, and his hat; and James Boyce, putting hi s fist in ,his face, said,—" if you say a word I'll kill you"--h e t h en handed back thekey, and said, " if you attempt to follow us, we'll do for you." The gang then took to flight, and Mr. Fuller, without his hat, went home, and gave immediate information to Good win's party of Bow-street patrol, who fortunately suc ceeded in apprehending the three prisoners, all of whom were fully committed. QUEEN-SQUARE--('i'Hls DAY). Master George Milton was brought up from the watch house to answer the following complaint : Mr. WHITE—Here is a charge against you for hiring a cabriolet and not paying the driver his fare. Milton—l deny the charge upon my honour. Mr. WHITE—What business are you ? Milton—A destroyer of vermin. Mr. WHITE—A destroyer of what ? Milton—l am a rat-catcher; I assist my father in the business, who works for Government. ..... Thomas Ward, the driver of the cabriolet No. 26, stated that about five o'clock yesterday afternoon, he was on the Pilgrim-rank in Holborn, when he was called off by the defendant, and told to drive him towards Saint Giles's church ; on the road he ordered him to stop at a gin-shop, and had some rum and shrub ; witness at length put the defendant down in Parliament street, and on demanding his fare, one shilling and six pence, he declared that he had paid him. An altercation now ensued, by which he was detained some time, when several persons present advised him to fetch a constable, which he did, and gave the defendant in chare. Mr. WHITE—HOW long was you detained t' Ward—Upwards of two hours. Mr. WRITE to Milton—You must pay the fare, and the mat's loss of time, amounting to ss. 6d. . Master Milton, however, refused, and was locked up. HATTON-GARDEN.—(Tms DAT.) James Neely, a shoemaker, was brought before the Sit ting Magistrate, to answ er th e f o ll o win g c h arge . Webb, a watchman on the Skinners' &tate, stated that between 11 and 12 o'clock on Tuesday night,' he heard the cry of " Murder," proceeding from the residence of the prisoner,. in ClaremOnt-place. On approaching_ the house, the door was opened, and Mrs. Neely, without any covering but her night clothes, claimed his protection. He went into the house, accompanied by some neighbours, who had collected on the spot; and found the prisoner brandishing a poker in his right hand, with which a portion of the bedstead had been demolished, and clasping a common knife in his left. He appeared to be in an ungovernable fury, and threatened destruction to any who might oppose him. [lie bad been brought up yesterday morning, but in consequence of the illness of his Wife front his usage, and her being in an advanced state of pregnancy, he was remand!d until to-day]. Mrs. Neely, an interesting looking woman, apparently in a very weak state, - stated that for two years past she had been subject to every species of ill-treatment from her husband, and that he had been twice incarcerated on that account. On Tuesday night he came home partially in toxicated, and insisted on her getting up, which she not doing so readily as he wished, he drew all the clothes from the bed, and flourishing a poker, swore he would be the death of her should she dare to replace them. Mr. Sergeant SEU.oN said that the prisoner's conduct had been gross and unmanly in the extreme, but as no dis tinct assault had been proved, he could not hold him to bail on that charge. He then. asked Mrs. Neely if she thought her life in danger from his violence, and being answered in the affirmative, said that, the prisoner must find good securities to keep the peace towards his unfor tunate wife. Caroline Filzalion was brought up for final examination, on the charge of stealing Mr. Brookes's 50!. note. The prisoner declined making any defence, and was fully commited. TOWN HALL, SOUTHWARK.--(Tnis DAY.) A woman named Esther M'Donald , was charged with having stolen the sum of 59/. from Mr. Nettlethorpe, gentleman in whose service she was living.—She was fully committed. IJNION-HALL---(Tms DAY.) Two young men, named Henry Thomas and Richard Stanley, the latter of whom is fourth mate of an Indianian, were brought before the Sitting Magistrate, M. SWABEY, Esq., charged with disorderly conduct in the street on the preceding night, mad with having assaulted a watchman named Thomas Price. The defendants pleaded intoxication as an excuse for their misconduct. - . The Magistrate observed that he should fine them five shillings each for being drunk. • Watefunan—(placing his hand to his ere)----" But, your Worship, what am I to do with this eye ?" Mr. SWARM' informed him that lw had his remedy at the Sessions by indicting the parties. - The defendants, however, consented to pay the watch- Man a trifle for the assault, and were liberated. Two boys, named Knight and Plummer, were charged with stealing a weight from the shop of a poor WOlll/111 named Scott. The parents of the two youthful delin quents assured the Magistrates that they had not the slightest controut over them. They associated with the worst of characters. The Magistrates, as the most summary mode of punish. ment, committed them for one month each to the House of Correction to hid labour. CORONER' S INQUEST.—Yesterday an i nqu i s i tion was taken at th e N ag ' s H ea d, Hackney-road, ma the body of George Dennison, who was killed in a pugilistic contest.— His death was mused by an inflanunatiou, brought on by the ex ternal injuries he had received. The Jury returned a verdict of Manslaughter, against Michael Tooney, for whos e apprehension a warrant was issued. st night, b e t ween n i ne WANTON Ditl VI NO.—La and ten o'clock,. as M r. Sm i th, o f C urzon - street, May-fair, was driving his cab r i o l et t h rough NeWiu7t-street, t owar d s Long-Acre, he saw a gentlema n ' s carr i age comin g t owar d s him at a furious rate, and apprehen s i ve o f d anger , called loudly t o the coachman to beware ; the coachman, however, paid no attenti on , and b oth vehicles came in contact with such violence as to upset the cabriolet, horse and all. Mr. Smith and his groom were conse quently thrown upon the pavement, but happily without either having received any material injury. The horse of the cabriolet being wtharnessed, got up and gallopped off in the direction of Lonocre, where he tete , stopped. Th e coachman continued his career, although pursued and called after by a number of persons, t h roug h Lisle-street, Princes-street, and Coventry -street, into Piccadilly, where the pursuit was given over; the fellow, unfor. tuoately , for Mr. Smith, and the rods of justice, ewapeti. OLD BAILEY--(Tiris DAY.) OLD COURT. These Sessions commenced this morning at nine o'clock, before the Lord Mayor, the Sheriffs, and the Recorder of London. The Court was occupied in arraigning 'the prisoners until half -past ten o'clock, when Mr. Justice GAZELEE and Mr. Justice LtTTLEDALE took their seats on the bench. The number of prisoners amounts to 603, of these 3 are for murder, 1 for rape, 5 for burglary, 38 for highway rob he►y, 25 for stealing out of dwelling-houses, 2 for bigamy, 1 for beastiality, 18 for housebreaking, and the rest for minor offences. HIGHWAY ROBBERY. James Cole, aged 18, John Man, aged IS, and Win. Roberts, aged 17, were put to the bar to take their trial for assaulting Daniel Aldridge on the King's highway, and stealing from his person 9s. 6d. Daniel Aldridge, the prosecutor, examined by Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE—LiVed in Davis-street, Bryanstone square ; as he was going home on the 9th of July last, he met the prisoners, when two of them tripped him up and fell upon him; when down, he felt a hand in his pocket, and after they had run off, he had but one shilling left of 10s. 6d. which he had previously in his pocket.— He never saw them before; did not see their faces then ; he saw them on the Tuesday following at a public-house, and recognized them by their clothes; he said nothing to them then, because he had no officer; saw them again the Friday following, when he had them taken into custody ; could not swear to any of them by their countenances. John Sheppard, an officer, apprehended the prisoners in consequence of their having been pointed out to him by the prosPeutor. James Cole ran away when witness came up to him. Two other officers deposed that they had frequently seen the prisoners, previous to the robbery, idling about the roads in that neighbourhood. This was the case for the prosecution. The prisoners simply denied all knowledge of the robbery. On behalf of James Cole, Anne Brown was examined to prove an alibi, but she denied having seen him at all on the day that the robbery had been committed ; but with reference to his character, she knew him one year and a half ; had frequently employed him to go on errands for her; never knew any thing dishonest of him. Several other witnesses gave a good character of Cole and Ro berts, but none appeared for Mark. Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE briefly summed up the evi dence, and observed, that as the prosecutor could not swear to their persons, it was scarcely sufficient to com mit them. The Jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty. John Hubbard, aged 20, and Henry Rowe, aged 29, who had been remanded from last -Sessions for assaulting George Dixon on the King's highway, and stealing from his person a pocket-book and five sovereigns; were brought up. The prosecutor stated, that on the day mentioned in the indictment he was walking in Whitechapel with John Stuart, when they met six persons walking three-and-three, who surrounded them, and the middle person took his pocket-book out of his pocket and started off with it. Witness took one of the other two by the collar, and held him until the watchmen came up, who suc ceeded in taking the two prisoners into custody, the pocket-book contained five sovereigns and a discharge from a man of war ; the third man got off clear, as did the other three who were behind; the prisoner Hubbard was the »iati who took the book out of his pocket, he was taken before he got out of his sight. Cross-exaMined by Mr. ADoLvutts, jun.—When Hub-. bard had taken the pocket-book, he handed it. to Stuart one of the gang, who ran off, Hubbard followed, and Stuart returned ; all he saw of Rowe was when the watch man brought him to the watch-house. The watchman who apprehended the prisoners saw Hubbard running away as witness came up, he was pur sued by two men, who overtook him ; Rowe followed them into the watchhouse, and was detained in conse quence of Dixon saying that he was one of the gang. The prosecutor and his companion were in liquor at the time. Captain Scurr, who had been bound over to give his evidence in this ease, was allied upon, but not appearing, his reeognizanees were estreated. This 'was the case for the prosecution. For the prisoner two witnesses gave a good character of Rowe. On the part of Hubbard, John Callum deposed that he was in the street where the robbery had been committed ut the time ; on hear ing the altercation, he made towards the scuffle, when he saw Hubbard coming across the street alongside himself ; Dixon immediately collared Hubbard, said he had robbed him, and at the same time gave him in charge to the watchman. Hubbard denied having robbed him; but said he would go to the watch-house; whereupon witness gave him his card, and said he would give evidence on his be half; h 4 was sure that Hubbard did not run away; he never saw him before. _ Other witnesses gave Hubbard a good character. Mr. Justice GAZELEE, in summing up the evidence, left it to the consideration of the Jury, whether there was sufficient force used to render the case a highway robbery. The law did not require actual force to constitute this crime; ,it had been decided that the pulling off a ring out of a lady's ear in the street, and the snatching .a watch out of a man's pocket, did not amount to a robbery; but, if in either of the Above cases, a second pull had been made, or any resistance offered, by the owners, it would be sufficient to constit u te the crime; he was of opinion that the present charge amounted to no more than stealing from the person ; as to the guilt of the prisoners it was for them to decide on the conflicting evidence.—Verdict—Not NEW COURT. (Before the COMMON SERGEANT.) George Bolter was indicted for procuring sixteen pounds of beef, under pretence of having been sent for them by General Ash, on the 19th of August lust. The ease was fully proved, and admitted by the pri soner. He was, of course, found Guilty. . . Elizabeth :Brown was charged with stealing two pewter pots, on the 24th of July last, the property of Leonard Wapshott. Wapshott, the prosecutor, wet told on the 24th July, that the prisoner was apprehended with some pots, and on seeing them, he claimed them as his own. . The prisoner admitted the fact, and was found Guilty. WiMani Baker was accused of stealing a half-crown and two shillings out of the till of Daniel Harden, senior, on the sth inst. Harden's son deposed, that he saw the prisoner in the shop on the day mentioned, behind the counter, and ob served him opening the till, and taking out the sum men tioned.—The prisoner was found Guilty. Thomas Spruen and Martin Carty were charged with stealing on the 26th of July last, a hamper full of empty bottles, from the cellar of Messrs. Hilton and Power, Regent-street; but the case not having been fully proved, they were acquitted. William D ow n was charged with stealing, on the 12th strand. o ef l os t e h d e , d t a h y at befo t r i e ie h m e l a nt: y go a ne fer, t , o n d li i: t e e r s , May last, a saw and plane, I t n h e e n p ti r o o i p le e d r , ty ti o le f N ,i l u r i . v O a x u l d ey p , i c a a i r i - , and found the inform but on his return tt woman fold him that that a few minutes p e t m t t e r r . i,, Oxleyciok d mentioned, the • a w t er l e 2 in his Shop ; tbsileoleflotr4ceao.trri se e rs ' l v l ve l :t rs int i o e t ar h r e y s it h ig op, that the prisoner ago for a similar offence. prisoi ter afte M rri2 Jo a n ,c e l s a , ek p i. a o 7b ti r l o c k d e a r y , deposed, inen pawn ed the saw and plane with him. had prisonereeotra p o l r e t a e s d fo i n o n m d e C y lu a i/ r t s y . . The constable stated, that he was told I T ,h /a e m i ta u s ry .l , ol a u f l te t r va a s lo in n d e ic e t o e i d ist f l o lt r a s t t i e o a n i . , in foun d the prisoner a handkerchief, the property of .Tamesg on 7th July last Copses. Guilty. - . FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. Sir Henry Halford, Mr. Macgrigor, Sarjeant-Sur geon to the king, and Mr. Simpson, Surgeon to the Duke of York, paid" visits yesterday to his Royal Highness, at the residence of the Duke of Rutland, in Arlington-street. —Hi s Royal Highness transacted business with Sir Herbert Taylor yesterday morning, previous to Sir Herbert p rocee di ng to h old a Levee as Military Secretary to the Commander-in-Chief, at his Office m the Horse Guards. Mr. and Mrs. Secretary Canning, accompanied by Lord Henry Hervey, left their residence in Downing street, about ten o'clock yesterday morning, for Dover, where they were expected to remain last night, and probeed this morning to Calais, on their way to Paris, on a visit to Lord Granville, the British Ambassador there. The Earl and Countess of Liverpool left their re sidence at Whitehall about twelve o'clock yesterday, for Walmer Castle, Kent. A King's Messenger wait sent off yesterday evening from the Secretary of State's Office for Foreign Affairs with despatches, which, it was understood, were for the Right Hon. Frederick Lamb, our Ambassador to the King of Spain. THE DUKE or CLARENCE.—We regret to state that an express arrived yesterday from her Royal Highness the Duchess of Clarence, with the painful advice that her Royal husband, far from having de rived benefit to bis health from his residence iniGer many, has for, some time past been in a most seriously declining state. His Royal Highness's complaint is what is called the " hay' fever," from its generally coming on in the hay season. He has been afflicted with it for many years, but the last attack has been of so very severe a nature as to excite the most alarming apprehensions for his safety.—Morning Paper. INVERNESS CIRCUIT COURT. (From the Edinburgh Observer.) On Saturday tlfe Circuit Court was opened here, by the Hon. Lord Meadowbank, with•the usual formalities. James Ross was put to the bar on the charge of mur der, having, on the night of the 2d of August last, dis charged a loaded gun at William Clark, blacksmith, then residing at the Bridge of Carr, by which the latter was killed. Ross pleaded not guilty. The circumstances of this case were shortly these : James Grant was raised out of bed on the night of the 2d of August last, by William Clark (deceased) coming to his house, and calling to him to open his door. He did so—witness did not then see any third person; but Clark told him that Ross who was the worse of liquor, was out side, and that he (Clark) had followed him to endeavour to get a foic-hunter's gun from him. Witness then went out, and saw Ross with the gun : he asked it from him, but lie said he had it to defend himself against the Bridge of Carr people, who were going to rob and murder him.— Ross at that time told witness, that there was a shot in the gun. Ross asked witness to go home with him. Witness advised Clark to keep away from Ross; but he said that he would not leave Ross and the gun long together —they all then went on the road conversing together--witness telling the pannel to be wise and keep up the gun. Ross appeared to he very angry, but not at Clark ; he was mut tering curses. He was either mad front drink, or from pas sion, but could walk well enough. Clark kept back • a little, and Ross seemed to keep his eye upon Clark, but no angry words passed between them. Witness then went towards a barn, where some masons were asleep, to get some assistance. Clark being then 5 or 6 yards a head of the pannel, witness having almost reached the barn, looked round and saw Clark turn towards Ross. Witness then looked towards the barn, and instantly thereafter he heard a shot fired. When the gun went off the two men might be a few feet from each other; but the night being ikirk he could not speak exactly of the distance. After receiving the shot, Clark stood for a moment, turned round, and fell on his back. Ross then said,." you, did not I tell you to keep off or 1 would shoot you." Clark never spoke after he was wounded. The leading facts of this witness's testimony were corrobo rated by other witnesses, and Dr. Grant described the nature of the wound, which was in the left breast. The declarations of the pannel stated that he had been in a state of intoxication for several days, and therefore did not know. what he was doing. Mr. Wood addressed the jury on the part of the prosecu tion, and Mr. Smythe for the pannel. The ease was summed up with much perspicuity by .Lord Meadowbank ; after which the jury retired for upwards of an hour, when they returned a verdict of guilty of culpable, homicide. • The pannel was sentenced to transportation for life. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. ABINGDON RACES.—Wonweanav, SEPT. IL The Two-yr-old Stakes of 25 sovs. each. Balla mile. Mr. Thornleill's hr. f. Christabelle I Mr. Maberly's h. f. by Smolensk° 2 Mr. Day's br. f. by Clainshorough 3 Sweepstakes of 25 Ems., for three-yr-olds. One mile. Mr. Sadler's ch. f. Tears.. Mr. Maberly's hr. c. Scamper 2 Mr. Douches hr. c. by Ruben, Sweepst dces of 5 soya. each, and 25 added. Twu miles. Mr. Craven's Triumph Mr. Dundas's Oreßo 2 A Maiden Stakes of 5 Bove. each, and 50 added. .Two miles. Mr. iadler's eh g. by Usquebaugh... 6• 1 I. Mr. Barnard's eh. f. by Marano...." 1 8 3 Mr. Jackson's b. f. Fairy 2 2 2 LITCIWIELD RACES..—TuftspAY, KEPT. 12. Ilia Majesty's Plate of 100 p. Heats, Four miles. Lord Derby's gr. c. Autocrat Mr. Cook's b. m. Miss Forester Mr. Tench's b. g. by Ambo 2 dr The Gold Cup, value 100 sacs. Three miles. Mr. Mytton's eb. g. Euphrates . Mr. Myttuu`s b. li. Lungwaist Mr, Yates'. Cain •. The Statfordshire Stakes of 2b soya. each, and ;10 added. One mile. Mr. Gitfard's ch. e. Leviathan ................1 Lord Derby's Cestus REGATTA. A houlsorne prize wherry, and other prim, given by the La dies and Gentlemen of St. Bennett's, Upper . Thames-street, and its vicinity, to the watermen belonging to Paul's Wharf Stairs, were yesterday rowed for by six pair of sculls in three heats. The distance to be rowed vas from Blackfriars-hridge, darn through the Southwark-bridge middle arch twice, and up to Oie prize wherry, moored off Paul', Wharf Stairs. COTTON WOOL. LIST OF 111 PORTS AND Virus-Ts. IItifOUTZO. lainte 11* rlt.l hist yeAr. 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